privity (countable and uncountable, plural privities)
(obsolete) A divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy scriptures. [12th–16th c.]
(now rare, archaic) Privacy, secrecy. [from 13th c.]
(obsolete) A private matter, a secret. [14th–17th c.]
(archaic, in the plural) The genitals. [from 14th c.]
(legal) A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, e.g. contract, estate, etc. [from 16th c.]
The fact of being privy to something; knowledge, compliance. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Priv"i*ty, n.; pl. Privities (-tîz). Etym: [From Privy, a.: cf. F. privauté extreme familiarity.]
1. Privacy; secrecy; confidence. Chaucer. I will unto you, in privity, discover . . . my purpose. Spenser.
2. Private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a private concern; cognizance implying consent or concurrence. All the doors were laid open for his departure, not without the privity of the Prince of Orange. Swift.
3. A private matter or business; a secret. Chaucer.
4. pl.
Definition: The genitals; the privates.
5. (Law)
Definition: A connection, or bond of union, between parties, as to some particular transaction; mutual or successive relationship to the same rights of property.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
